“You are full of nerves. Your body is full of nerves; you’re supposed to be nervous.” - Andre 3000
In a conversation on The Shop, legendary rapper Andre 3000 from the group Outkast talked about how he still gets nervous before every show. Lebron James was a part of that conversation, and he said that, 20 years into his career, he still gets nervous before every game.
Being nervous is normal. The human body has over 7 trillion nerves that send signals between the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the body, and with so many nerves and signals being sent all the time, it makes sense why we might feel nervous. Andre said, “You are full of nerves. Your body is full of nerves; you’re supposed to be nervous.” Your nerves and being nervous just let you know that you’re alive and prepare your mind and body for what it’s about to get into.
The key is not letting nerves keep you from doing the things you want to do or need to do. You may not always be able to control how you feel, but you can control what you do.
Podcaster and author Mel Robbins says she uses two tricks to fight fear:
1 - Think about the best thing that can happen.
2 - Countdown from 5 to 1 then act.
Fear is often greater in our heads than in real life, so we can combat the negative thoughts with positive, inspiring thoughts: What if everything went great?
Then, a real-life trick she uses to say, “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” and then act before fear stops her.
More often than not, we know what we need to do; we just need a trigger or catalyst to make it happen.
Question of the Day: What is a fear that you have, and how do you overcome it?
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